586Power of Registrar to intervene in proceedings

586 Power of Registrar to intervene in proceedings

(1) The Registrar may intervene in proceedings relating to a matter arising under this Law.

(2) When the Registrar intervenes in proceedings, the Registrar is taken to be a party to the proceedings and, subject to this Law, has all the rights, duties and liabilities of a party to the proceedings.

(3) The Registrar may appear and be represented in proceedings in which the Registrar wishes to intervene under this section:

(a) by a person or body to whom the Registrar has delegated the Registrar’s functions under this Law or the functions relating to a matter to which the proceedings relate; or

(b) by a public sector official who is engaged in the administration of this Law; or

(c) by an Australian legal practitioner.

Part 7.5 Evidentiary matters